N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 6 § 186.3

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 45, November 2, 2024

Section 186.3 - Prohibitions

(a) No person shall intentionally feed deer or moose at any time in New York State except:

(1) under a license or permit issued by the Department pursuant to article 11 of the Environmental Conservation Law for bona fide scientific research, mitigation of wildlife damage or nuisance problems, wildlife disease surveillance and response, or wildlife population reduction programs only;

(2) by use of an automated feeding device that has 4-Poster TM Tickicide as permitted by the Department in accordance with Section 186.4;

(3) by planting, cultivating or harvesting of vegetation associated with normal agricultural or horticultural practices;

(4) by planting, cultivating or harvesting plants to enhance wildlife habitat conditions;

(5) by distribution of food material for livestock directly associated with livestock husbandry;

(6) by distribution of food material for legally possessed captive animals of the family Cervidae where measures are in place to eliminate the availability of food material to deer or moose; or

(7) by cutting of trees or brush.

(b) No person shall incidentally or indirectly feed deer or moose or maintain the availability of incidental or indirect food sources for deer or moose after the Department has issued a written warning notice to the person or persons directly responsible for the incidental or indirect feeding of a deer or moose.

(c) No person shall feed wild or captive animals of the family Cervidae with any material that contains protein derived from any mam malian tissue.

(d) No person shall sell at retail or offer for retail sale in New York commercial deer foods or deer feeding equipment unless such products or equipment are affixed with a label that reads as follows:

NOTICE TO CUSTOMERS

It is illegal to intentionally feed wild white-tailed deer and moose in New York State. Placing this product so that it is accessible to wild deer or moose in New York is presumptive evidence of intent to feed deer or moose.

Any person found intentionally feeding this product to wild deer or moose will be subject to prosecution pursuant to 6 NYCRR Part 186.

Such label may be obtained by download from the Department's website at www.dec.ny.gov and must measure at least 3 inches by 4 inches and be prominently displayed on the top or the top half of the front of the product or package.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 6 § 186.3

Adopted New York State Register December 24, 2019/Volume XLI, Issue 52, eff. 12/24/2019